Family: Rhamnaceae
Origin: Uruguay
This tall shrub (to 10 ft (3 m) is most remarkable for its formidable array of stout triangular spines (actually modified branches) produced in opposing pairs along the main axis.
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Family: Rhamnaceae Origin: Uruguay This tall shrub (to 10 ft (3 m) is most remarkable for its formidable array of stout triangular spines (actually modified branches) produced in opposing pairs along the main axis. |
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